Namphamvmr, the reddit user who brought us the first gallery of photos of Skyshadow, has also given us a first look anywhere at more of the upcoming fourth wave of Titans Return. The photos of the package show the wave cross-sell, and in the Deluxe slot is Topspin! The Jumpstarter had been rumored a while back, but this is our first true verification, as well as first idea of its appearance. Topspin will join Perceptor in comprising Deluxe wave 4. Keep reading for the (sadly low-res) image!

Following up today's announcement of The Power of The Primes fan-choice poll, the Transformers Facebook page has posted an image revealing the nine characters who we'll be choosing from when voting opens in January. Some of the selections are unexpected, though an obvious nominee or two are still present. Sadly the image seems to confirm the currently reigning (at least in IDW) Starscream is not among the picks, which is sure to disappoint on the assumption that IDW will need to follow along with whatever choice is made. Keep reading to find out who's up for Matrix Bearer in 2017!

The Hollywood Reporter has gotten the scoop on the last leg of the Prime Wars Trilogy: the title is officially Power Of The Primes. Furthermore, the article reveals that Machinima will be continuing on from their Combiner Wars miniseries with Titans Return and Power Of The Primes. Keep reading for more details!

Transformers may not have made it to the Toy Hall of Fame this year, but there's still a chance for some recognition on a more limited scale. The Toy Indistry Association has announced the nominees for the 2017 Toy of The Year awards, and in the action figures category, Transformers stand tall represented by Generations Fortress Maximus. Most of the awards will be decided by the toy industry, but a people's choice award will also allow the general public to pick their own winners. Keep reading to see what Fortress Maximus is up against in the action figure category, and for relevant links!

As we settle in to the holiday shopping season, we're quite pleased to find that some price breaks have been visited upon Transformers in order to motivate additional sales. Right now, both Walmart and Target in the United States have been reported as reducing the price of Deluxes to about $10. Local participation may vary, as will inventory levels of course, but this may be well timed: Wave 3 is on the way in, and these reductions and brand new toys may very well meet before prices return to normal! And if not, this would be an excellent time to buy an extra figure or two to donate to Toys For Tots! Happy hunting!

We've got word this afternoon from Jim Sorenson that Liokaiser is now available to order from exclusive seller Entertainment Earth. But there's a slight catch. The set appears on page 3 of the newest catalog, but not yet on the website itself, meaning that it's currently only possible to place an order by phone. We also have a price on the set, which now comes in at $129.99 - a bit higher than we had heard previously, though it does qualify for free shipping. We've got a link to the catalog and the phone number to place an order in the full post, so keep reading!

If the in-store hunt for the Walgreens exclusive Brainstorm has you pulling your hair out so far because you're in an area that hasn't received an allocation just yet, we have good news! The Walgreens website now has Brainstorm listed and in stock to order right now! It's priced at the full $19.99, rather than the slight discount some locations are currently offering, and our attempt showed a basic shipping cost of about $6, so you'll pay a bit extra, but versus time, gas, and potential stress in the hunt, it might be worth it! Click through for a link.

With the toy packaging favoring brevity, to put it mildly, the old days of character bios seem to be behind us. But where the packages are unable to provide, Hasbro is still filling in some extra info via their Transformers website. The various product pages for the first two waves of Titans Return carry generally at least somewhat enhanced character blurbs that offer a little more detail. Some of these have been seen previously, but for most of wave 2 we're getting first looks at things like Titan Master powers, plus some nice touches of flavor in the character writing. Keep reading for a collection of all the bios to date!

Hasbro's "Twas The Night Before" NYCC event certainly did not disappoint this year. While it can be hard to compare with the debut of an entirely new product line, Hasbro brought their best to wow the invited guests as well as the much larger audience watching from home. There was a lot of material to take in, though, so we're going to run through what we saw and try to fill in some details where possible. Keep reading to find out more!

If you spent the year so far undecided on the Combiner Wars boxsets, this may be your time to act! Hasbro Toy Shop's Ebay page currently features an extreme price reduction on the first two sets - G2 Superion and G2 Menasor. For customers in the United States, either of these can be had right now for just $29.99, shipping included. We expect this price won't last long as they're obviously trying to clear old stock, so act fast if you want to add these toys to your collection at probably the best non-secondhand price you'll find! Links are below, so keep reading. UPDATE: They keep going in and out of stock, so check back regularly if you miss out on one attempt!

Hasbro wrapped up their final Botcon product preview panel this year with a tease of the long-awaited Overlord. Now thanks to frequent source Mr. Chaos who has relayed more store computer info, we have confirmation of that figure and its status as a Leader Class figure! Overlord's assortment is to come after Sixshot, which should mean wave 4. More interesting is the other figure in the assortment, listed as Sky Shadow. Could this be the name for Sixshot's recolor/retool? Or might this be an all new mold? With luck, New York Comic Con may tell the tale in another month's time!

It's been a while, but by way of one Mr Chaos who has related reliable information in this area before we have some info on future product assortments for Titans Return. Coincidentally verifying Broadside, whose color testshot we got a first look at yesterday, we have some additional Voyagers, Titans Masters, and a Legends assortment to look forward to! You can find all of that information in the full article below, so keep reading and let's see what's up!

By way of Previews World, we have news of a case revision you'll want to know about! Titans Return Deluxe wave 2 will have later shipments seeing the return of the wave 1 Deluxes, with one each of Hardhead, Scourge, Blurr, and Skullsmasher. These will ship alongside two each of Chromedome and Highbrow. Though it's often hard to predict how prevalent remix cases like this will be at general retail, it's probably a good idea to make sure to get Mindwipe and Wolfwire (Weirdwolf) as soon as you can. Might this feature Skullsmasher with improved joint tolerances? Or just be extra chance to army build Sweeps? Let's wait and find out!

Since the debut of Machinima's Combiner Wars animated series, a couple of interviews have turned up giving some behind the scene insight to the cartoon. First we have a piece from Comicbook.com with producer Eric Calderon that touches on some of the development. Next is a quick interview by ComicBookMovie.com, talking to Amy Johnston who voiced Maxima, Windblade's companion who made quite an impact in her appearance in the first webisode. We've highlighted some selections of both articles below, so keep reading to check it out.

Luke Y. Thompson has interviewed Hasbro's John Warden for Forbes, and Warden had some interesting things to say and hints to drop about what 2017 has in store for Transformers. The Last Knight, of course -- but is Titans Return going to stop for the films, or run concurrently? And what about how the toymaker is looking at the renewed interest in their other `80s properties from the film and comic worlds? Keep reading to see!